Grand Swiss chess: Dronavalli Harika finishes fifth, qualifies for next Grand Prix cycle
Riga (Latvia), Nov 8 (PTI): Indian chess ace Dronavalli Harika held top-seed Mariya Muzychuk of Ukraine to a draw in the 11th and final...
Francesco Bagnaia wins Algarve MotoGP after champion Fabio Quartararo falls
SAARBRUCKEN, Nov 7 (AFP):Ducati rider Francesco Bagnaia won a red-flagged Algarve MotoGP on Sunday as newly-crowned world champion Fabio Quartararo failed to finish after...
Manika and Archana win women’s doubles title in Slovenia
LASKO (Slovenia), Nov 7 (PTI): India's Manika Batra and Archana Kamath tasted their first major success as a pair by winning the women's doubles...
Comeback story: Korir wins NYC Marathon 2 years after 2nd
NEW YORK, Nov 7 (AP) — New York sought a comeback story for its 50th marathon, and Albert Korir delivered.
And for a city whose...
Djokovic beats Medvedev for record 37th Masters title
PARIS , Nov 7 (AP) — The day after ensuring he finishes No. 1 for a record seventh year, Novak Djokovic beat No. 2...
Smith Rowe scores again to lead Arsenal to win over Watford
LONDON , Nov (AP) — Arsenal goes into the international break fifth in the Premier League after Emile Smith Rowe clinched a 1-0 victory...
Hug, De Rozario win NYC Marathon wheelchair races
NEW YORK , Nov 7 (AP) — Madison de Rozario of Australia has won the New York City Marathon women’s wheelchair race, holding off...
FIDE Grand Swiss: Indian GM K Sasikiran loses to Alireza Firouzja, slips to joint...
Riga (Latvia), Nov 5 (PTI): Indian Grandmaster K Sasikiran went down to Alireza Firouzja of France in the eighth round of the Open event...
LaLiga: Barcelona in negotiation with Qatari club Al-Sadd for Xavi Hernandez’s release
Barcelona, Nov 5 (AP): Barcelona is in negotiations with Qatari club Al-Sadd to seek Xavi Hernandez’s release so that the former star can return...
LaLiga: Eden Hazard ‘not happy’ over lack of playing time at Real Madrid but...
Madrid, Nov 5 (AFP): Carlo Ancelotti admitted on Friday that Eden Hazard is unhappy with his lack of playing time at Real Madrid.
Hazard has...
Two Chinese badminton players banned for two years for match-fixing, betting
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Nov 5 (AFP): Two Chinese badminton players have been banned for two years for breaking rules on match-fixing and illegal betting,...
After bomb recovery in Punjab’s Ferozepur, Amarinder Singh hopes government will take threat seriously
Chandigarh, Nov 5 (PTI): Two days after an explosive-filled tiffin box was found in the fields along the India-Pakistan border in Ferozepur district, former...
Wish we had couple of good overs against Pakistan and New Zealand but glad...
Dubai, Nov 5 (PTI) Virat Kohli doesn't want to go overboard after India's second consecutive dominating victory in the T20 World Cup even though...
Manpreet Singh added to Khel Ratna winners list; sports ministry okays 35 Arjuna awardees
New Delhi, Nov 02 (PTI): Olympic bronze-winning Indian men's hockey team captain Manpreet Singh was on Tuesday added to the list of Major Dhyan...
Honda driver Marc Marquez to miss Algarve MotoGP due to concussion suffered in training
Paris, Nov 02 (AFP): Marc Marquez will miss the Algarve MotoGP in Portugal after suffering a "slight concussion" in a training crash, Honda announced...
Premier League: Tottenham Hotspur appoint Antonio Conte as new manager
London, Nov 02 (AFP): Tottenham on Tuesday announced the appointment of former Chelsea and Inter Milan boss Antonio Conte as their new manager following...
Premier League: Newcastle United close in on Unai Emery appointment, say reports
London, Nov 02 (AFP): Newcastle are hoping to appoint Villarreal boss Unai Emery as their new manager by the weekend, according to widespread reports...
Champions League: Injured Lionel Messi out of PSG’s clash with RB Leipzig
Leipzig, Nov 02 (AFP): Argentinian superstar Lionel Messi will miss Paris Saint-Germain's Champions League clash with RB Leipzig due to injury, his club confirmed...
Men’s Boxing World Championships: Shiva Thapa enters quarter-finals
Belgrade, Nov 02 (PTI): Five-time Asian medallist Shiva Thapa (63.5kg) stood just one win away from becoming the first Indian male boxer to claim...
Beach handball relents on insistence women play in bikinis
Paris, Nov 02 (AFP): International handball has relented on its insistence that women playing the beach version of the sport wear bikinis.
There was a...